Baseball Preview: Leadership Academy Falcons vs. Thomasville Bulldogs
Leadership Academy is 3-0 against Thomasville since March of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Leadership Academy Falcons are on the road again to play the Thomasville Bulldogs. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Leadership Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Cornerstone Charter by a score of 6-3.
James Reynolds looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Clay Smith and Jafet Rodriguez did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Rodriguez got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Sylas London, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Thomasville owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Wednesday. They skirted past Robbinsville 1-0.
Robbinsville's batters probably weren't too happy with Travail Barnes, who pitched a no hitter and racked up ten Ks (he gave up two walks).
At the plate, Thomasville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mkyel Duncan, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Leadership Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-12 record this season. As for Thomasville, they pushed their record up to 12-11 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Leadership Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Thomasville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Leadership Academy's way against Thomasville in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Leadership Academy made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Leadership Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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